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such a precaution-not in my 'ouse,
mem. I'm that particular about my

hown, mem" statement which, be
it said, was strictly true.
Every likely" responded Miss Pam
ella, briefly. II always use these FAST
enings on my own doors at home.
There's no need OF putting unneces-
sary temptation in the way OF your
help. Mrs. Bexley" She then changed
the subject, and proceeded to order
dinner precisely as if her foot was on
it's native heath Of Guilford, Conn.
Her first order was shad.
!, "Shad?" repeated the mystifed
landlady, 81 don't know what it is
that you mean, mem.
s.c ..Do you mean to say demanded
Miss Pamela, "that you don't have
shad over here? What, you never
heard of them? Well, I'd like some
soft-shell CLANS"
"No such thing in our market,
men,
. "Why, you poor creatures said
the pitying Miss Pamela, "what do
you eat? You don't seem 20 have
anything good. Did you ever hear OF
amutton-chop?"
"Oh, certainly, mem. Henglish
mutton beats all in the world, I've
always 'eard say"
II don't believe it's a. whit better
than ours" retorted the uncompronl-
ising Miss Pamela. why should it
be? Our pastures are excellent, and
judging from what I've seen of your
climate should suppose that your
mutton would taste damp. Two
mutton-chops, then-such as they
are-and some mashed potatoes
you have potatoes?
"Ot course, men," replied the Of
Tended Mrs. Bexley.
"And-let me see-are blueberries
ripe yet? What, no blueberries, eth
er? Does no fruit grow in England,
Mrs. Bexley.
Certainly, mem. We have very
fine fruit. Strawberries is the fruit in
season now, mem, and gooseberries.
You could have tart, men,
II dom t care much for tarrs." said
Miss Pamela, "unless Imake the paste
myself. No, I'll have a good straw.
berry shortcake, if you know how to
make one.'
"Indeed, mem, don't. We never
use the fruit in that way, ere in Heng-
land"
"Oh, well," said Miss Pamela, with
the resignation ofdespalr. "Just give
me any thing you've got, raw or cook
ed. People who are foolish enough to
travel must put up with With What
they can get. But stay, perhaps you
could get an eggplant. No? Good
gracious! didn't you ever near Of green
corn, or sweet potatoes, or tomatoes
even?"
"Oh, yes, mem, we ave tomatoes,
but they're Ugh just now; three pence
apiece they was yesterday in Covent
Garden, men,"
Three pence-why, that's six cents
OF our money-six cents apiece! Well,
I never would have believed that, if
any one had sworn to it. Why, Mrs.
Bexley, in America, where live, to.
matoes can be had by the bushel for
next to nothing. Don't you have any
vegetable here except potatoes?"
When she reached the continent,
Miss Pamela felt so very lonely in the
midst of all the life and movement in
which she mad no share, that she fell
into the way of timing her plans so as
to travel with an American party,
under the guidance OF certain Miss
Wise, or to follow and overtake them
wherever they might be. Miss Wise
did not object to this, but the school,
girls, who were travelling under her
care, found Miss Pamela a source OF
mingled enter rtainment and vexation.
"She's great fun though" said Mat
tie Allen. "It's really quite impress
slve to see her stand up everywhere all
over Europe, and protest against
every thing that isn't American.
II wish she din't look so,'' said
Anita Ward, one of the party. "Real-
ly, I'm quite ashamed to be seen with
her sometimes. She wouldn't be bad
looking if she wore better Clothes"
"Bless you, child, that's her consis-
tency again. She doesn't approve of
French fashions. She has informed
me several times, that the fact that
the empress OF this and tae queen OF
that wears thus and so is no reason,
at all, why sensible people should fol-
low their example. When we go to-
Paris, I'm going to use all my inhu.
ence, fatter myself that have
little, to get Miss Powell into tied
back dress
"You might as we'll try to make St.
Ursula and her eleven thousand vir-
gins stylish, as Miss Pamela" declar-
ed Mary Jackson.
Miss Wise and the girls made little
detour to Fontainebleau on the way
to Paris, so that Miss Pamela preced-
ed them by q couple OF days, They
had expected to find her at the Pen.
sion Elise where they had just met,
but she was not there.
"Where do you suppose the queer
old dear has concealed herself? asked
Matte, as day after day passed with
out bringing any news of the missing
one. Matte had an odd sort ffancy
for Miss Pamela, who amused her inn
mensely, and Miss Pamela reciprocal
ed it.
It was more than a week before they
found out. Then a note came to Miss
Wise. Miss Pamela had taken an